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River Flood Warning 39, NWS Shreveport, LA

May 3, 2009Cass County, Harrison County, Marion County, Texas; Caddo Parish, Louisiana

NWS Shreveport, LA issued this river flood warning at May 3, 2009, 11:50 AM CDT for Cass County, Harrison County, Marion County, Texas; Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 11, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 2009, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC)
In effect from: May 11, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT
Expired: May 12, 2009, 10:09 AM CDT
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Shreveport, LA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Caddo Parish, LA, Cass County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Marion County, TX

The radar

The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Big Cypress Creek at Mooringsport (Caddo Lake) (LCOL1).

Action stage: 171.5 ft
Minor stage: 172 ft
Moderate stage: 174.5 ft
Major stage: 178 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07346310, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 3, 10:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 10:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 7:11 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
711 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-108>112-124-125-
031800-
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-MCCURTAIN-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-
MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-
711 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND NORTHEAST
TEXAS GENERALLY NORTH OF AN EL DORADO ARKANSAS TO
LINDEN...GILMER...AQNDD MINEOLA TEXAS LINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF RAIN THAT SATURATED THE SOILS AND RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD
FLOODING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL ADD TO THE SITUATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TAPERING OFF ON MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT...BUT LOOK TO RETURN AROUND MID WEEK. ADDITIONAL
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY BUT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED FOR SEVERE
WEATHER TONIGHT.

LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-TXZ126-136>138-149>153-165>167-031800-
CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-UNION LA-DE SOTO-
RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-
GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-
PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
711 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST TEXAS AND
NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN THAT HAS MOISTENED THE SOILS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL
QUICKLY SATURATE THE SOILS RESULTING IN RAPID WATER RUNOFF AND
FLASH FLOODING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HIGH AND DAMAGING WINDS TO NEAR 60 TO 70 MPH IN BOWING
LINES...DOWNING NUMEROUS TREES AND SOME POWER LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TAPERING OFF ON MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT...BUT LOOK TO RETURN AROUND MID WEEK. ADDITIONAL
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INTO LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND STORM
SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY BUT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED FOR SEVERE
WEATHER TONIGHT.

06

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 8:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
857 AM CDT SUN MAY 03 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0856 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LEWISVILLE              33.36N 93.58W
05/03/2009                   LAFAYETTE          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL RURAL ROADS FLOODED IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY.

&&

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Local storm report, May 3, 9:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 9:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 10:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 10:32 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 11:25 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Shreveport, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Gregg, Smith, Titus, Upshur and 1 more	52 min
May 2, 8:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie, Red River	7 hr
May 2, 8:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Gregg, Red River, Smith, Titus and 2 more	3 hr
May 2, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Franklin, Gregg, Morris, Red River and 3 more	61 min
May 2, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Titus, Upshur, Wood	25 min
May 2, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion and 3 more	55 min
May 2, 8:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur	49 min
May 2, 9:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bowie	12 hr
May 2, 11:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus, Upshur and 1 more	11 hr
May 2, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Camp, Franklin, Morris, Red River, Titus, Upshur and 1 more	61 min
May 3, 12:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Smith, Upshur, Wood	65 min
May 3, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Camp, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus and 1 more	37 min
May 3, 1:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Bowie, Cass, Harrison, Marion	59 min
May 3, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Smith	53 min
May 3, 2:40 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Cass, Marion	9 days
May 3, 3:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Smith, Wood	8 days
May 3, 3:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Wood	6 days
May 3, 6:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Angelina, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Rusk	62 min
May 3, 6:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Angelina, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine and 1 more	53 min
May 3, 7:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Sabine, San Augustine	61 min
May 3, 11:08 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Upshur, Wood	58 hr
May 3, 11:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Gregg, Smith, Upshur, Wood	15 days
May 3, 11:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Camp, Morris, Titus	5 days
May 2, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Union	26 min
May 2, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Claiborne, Lincoln, Union	55 min
May 2, 8:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Lincoln, Ouachita, Union	38 min
May 3, 2:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Webster	21 days
May 3, 5:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Jackson, Ouachita, Winn	37 min
May 3, 7:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bossier, Caddo	4 hr
May 3, 7:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson, Lincoln	39 min
May 3, 7:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Claiborne, Lincoln, Red River, Webster	4 hr
May 3, 8:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Bienville, Jackson	59 min
May 3, 8:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SHV	Caldwell, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Winn	50 min
May 3, 9:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SHV	Jackson, Ouachita	36 min
May 3, 11:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Webster	24 hr
May 3, 4:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bossier, Webster	19 hr
May 3, 4:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	SHV	Bienville, Bossier, Red River, Webster	42 hr
May 2, 10:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Columbia, Union	8 hr
May 2, 10:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Hempstead, Howard, Nevada, Sevier	4 hr
May 3, 8:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SHV	Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada	3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2009 River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2009 Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.